DIALECTAL Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dialectal

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Recent Examples of dialectal In Salento, each town nestled into a shallow valley or slim rise has its own dialectal name for the almond in its varied manifestations—as tree, as fruit, as orchard. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

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Adjective

The dialectic moves between crashing despair and hovering hope.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Firpi concluded that Saenz should receive dialectical behavioral therapy, or DBT, an intensive therapy originally developed for self-harming women with borderline personality disorder that is now also used to treat PTSD, eating disorders and substance use.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026

Definition of dialectical

Adjective

According to promoter Live Nation, the European leg broke several regional records, including the fastest-selling rap show in Greece and the biggest arena sales for a rap artist in Zagreb, Belgrade and Sofia.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
The broader Spanish presence also includes independent stands from Atresmedia Sales, DeAPlaneta Entertainment, Movistar Plus International, RTVE Commercial and The Mediapro Studio, alongside regional umbrellas Basque Audiovisual and Catalan Films.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of regional

Adjective

This can even affect nonstandard English speakers or people who speak a variety of English that differs from the mainstream varieties privileged in courts and schools.

— Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Diamonds with nonstandard colors are more difficult to value, as the principle of supply and demand applies here.

— Rodion Ksonzenko, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026

Definition of nonstandard

Adjective

The theme uses a colloquial phrase almost like a mathematical function.

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Years later in an interview with NPR, Díaz discussed his efforts to blend formal Dominican Spanish, colloquial Spanish, pop culture references, and everyday American speech into his narrative.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of colloquial

Adjective

On the one hand, there’s a fascination with collective joy and the forms of vernacular invention that aspire to it; on the other, there’s an underlying melancholy that points to the inevitability of isolation, an epistemology of loneliness.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Undaunted, the couple embarked on a renovation, working with a local builder and an architect who understood the rustic vernacular architecture associated with Glacier National Park.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026

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